At Google antitrust trial, documents say one thing. The tech giant's witnesses say different

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they have said on the witness stand. The Justice Department is...

Rutgers looking to extend nonconference winning streak in matchup with Virginia Tech

Rutgers (2-0) at Virginia Tech (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Virginia Tech by 3 1/2. Series record: Virginia Tech leads 12-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Virginia Tech, coming off a 37-17 victory over Old...

Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 6.09%, according to Freddie Mac, hovering at lowest level since February 2023

Virginia hopes to rebound and match 2023 win total on the road vs. Coastal Carolina

Virginia (2-1) at Coastal Carolina (3-0), Saturday, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: Virginia by 3.5 points. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Virginia is looking to continue its strong start and match its...

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday after an emotional hearing in which victims described being deceived by a man who appeared kind,...

Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking

A former sheriff's deputy at a northern Virginia jail was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the jail and for running a sex trafficking operation out of a Baltimore apartment. Robert T. Sanford Jr., 37, worked night shifts at the Fairfax County...

Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a former northern Virginia police sergeant charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting sunglasses. Prosecutors say former Sgt. Wesley...

Ex-police officer accused of killing shoplifting suspect goes on trial in Virginia

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A trial for a former northern Virginia police officer began Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon in the killing...

A 6-year-old student brought a revolver to a Virginia elementary school in bookbag, sheriff says

ORANGE, Va. (AP) — A 6-year-old student brought a revolver to a Virginia elementary school in their bookbag, but the sheriff said there’s no sign that the child intended to use it. An instructional assistant at Orange Elementary School found the gun on Monday afternoon while...

Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste was under investigation. Officials banned swimming,...